Postdoc Fellowship 2026

Call for applications and contact

Application deadline: 21.01.2026

Applicant data:

First name*

Last name*

Date of birth

Postal address

E-Mail*

Phone number

Date of disputation The Fellowship aims at supporting early-stage researchers after the completion of their doctoral studies.*

If you have or had an employment relationship with the mdw within the past two years, please provide details (otherwise kindly indicate n./a.):*

ORCID iD If you do not yet have an ORCID iD, please register at https://orcid.org/register. An ORCID iD increases your (international) visibility.

Post-Doc Fellowship data:

First time submission

Re-submission

Envisaged external funding programme Please indicate the envisaged external funding programme for your project proposal. *

Start date Please note that successful candidates should be able to start their Fellowship position by latest December 2026.*

End date Kindly note that the max. Fellowship duration can be max. 3 to 6 months. *

Weekly working hours Please indicate your envisaged weekly working hours (max. part-time). *

Abstract Please provide an abstract of your planned proposal for your mdw Postdoc Fellowship, incl. motivation, planned activities and time schedule (max. 3.000 characters).*

Further, what kind of additional support would benefit your mdw Postdoc Fellowship, f.i. type of mentoring, options of academic exchange/ networking, training o.a. services? (max. 1.500 characters)*

Any additional remarks:

Attachments

Disputation certificate*

CV incl. list of publications (in accordance with the specifications of the targeted external funding programme)*

Outline of the planned project application (max. 5 pages incl. abstract and literature list; in accordance with the specifications of the targeted external funding programme)*

Any other attachments in accordance with the targeted external funding programme and the status of the proposal

Letter of support by the Department/ Research Center where the Postdoc Fellow is to be employed, incl. confirmation that a workplace / university infrastructure will be provided*

Optional: other letters of recommendation, e.g. dissertation supervisor, mentor, etc.

In case of re-submission: Funding decision/ assessment of the past submission

I read and agree to the mdw's data protection policies.*

mdw Forschungsförderung / Research Support
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